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HELP!! What am I going to do when Santa delivers the gifts and goes back to the north pole?

My daughter is a well behaved girl but sometimes she has her toddler (3yrs old) moments when she wont listen and just does what she wants with no regard. Well to get her to eat her vegetables and behave I have to remind her of christmas and that Santa brings gifts for good girls that behave. When I tell her this, she immidately behaves or does what I ask of her. So when Santa leaves...what is a momma to do??

I don't use Santa as a way of making my kids behave. I also don't use it as getting less when they are "bad". Behaving is not an option. If you misbehave you will be put in time out, toys taken away etc... What do you do after christmas... you parent, teach her how to behave, listen, respect others etc.. Of course she will have tantrums, it how you deal with them that determines how long they last.. At 3, pick your battles, they don't understand reason..

I have used the Santa thing to... But try reward keep her favorite candy on hand or those 25 cent toys from the vending machines iF she dose what ever u ask give her a choice I have used that too most times it works

Get a spine and learn how to parent your child all year long, not just at Christmas.

Answer by
Anonymous
at 11:47 AM on Dec. 12, 2010

Thanks anonoymous!!! You most be the worlds greatest mom with the worlds greatest and most well behaved children. Like I said my daughter is pretty well behaved and I do discipline her but she does have her moments like EVERY child and for those times I use Santa. Now go get laid ! And have hubby take the stick out ur butt

Comment by
Anonymous
(original poster)
at 11:56 AM on Dec. 12, 2010

time outs, tell her no treats if she doesn't eat her veggies... that kind of thing. That is the method I have used with all four of my children since it was decided 18 years ago when I had my oldest that I would not lie to them about Santa, tooth fairy, easter bunny...etc.

Good luck... all kids are going to misbehave, it is part of being a kid....